[Sir Galahad]
‘Sir Galahad. / Rise up and look and listen Galahad.’ A Christmas Mystery
Signed and inscribed; pencil and watercolour heightened with white, 9½ × 6¼ ins
Literature: The Early Poems of William Morris, Blackie & Sons Ltd, Glasgow 1914, p. 36.
[A Dream of Fair Home]
Signed and inscribed; pencil and watercolour heightened with white, 9½ × 6¼ ins
Literature: Alfred Lord Tennyson, Guinevere and other Poems, Blackie & Sons Ltd,
Glasgow 1911, p. 146
Florence Harrison (as she was called) was a writer, poet and artist. She worked in a
distinctive late Pre-Raphaelite style showing the influence of both Rossetti and Burne-Jones. She is chiefly remembered for her work as an illustrator particularly for the books she did for Blackie and Son, Ltd in Glasgow, although she also illustrated her own poetry. She chose to illustrate works of a romantic nature that suited her style, these included Christina Rossetti, William Morris and Alfred Lord Tennyson. Her ownverse is said to have a magical quality that appealed to all ages. Her work was included at The Last Romantics Exhibition at The Barbican Art Gallery in 1989.
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